an early summer update...
TL;DR: https://vimeo.com/showcase/5289665/video/340437816
based on the feedback we got for the "intelligent patching" features introduced with Pd-0.49, i've create a new pull-request [575], that might make patching even easier.
the most important part is probably, that the intelligent multi-connections we have learned to love in no time, will now only happen if you press the <Shift>-key while doing the connection. this basically means, that you can now connect a single object with another single object, even if they happen to be in a selection group.
or put otherwise: hopefully this will prevent "intelligent patching" from stepping on your toes.
there's also a few bugs fixed:
- no more crashes after triggerizing
- inserting an object into a "non-leftmost connection" (that is: a
connection that involves inlets or outlets that are not on the left-hand side) now works (in the case of <Ctrl>-k) resp. puts the newly created object in the right place (in the case of <Ctrl>-t, aka triggerize)
it also fixes a few oddities where "Duplicate" resp. "Saving abstractions" would not play well with "Copy&Paste" (the "Duplicate" resp "Save" actions used to overwrite the "Copy"-buffer; now you can duplicate at will, and still recall your old "Copy"-buffer)
there's a few little cuties, like:
- pressing <ESC> to deselect everything
- pressing <TAB> to cycle the selection of a single object (or line)
- repeatedly pressing <Ctrl>-k to connect a single-outlet signal object
with a multi-inlet object, will now create a nice fan~out.
when inserting an object into a connection with <Ctrl>-T (triggerize), the newly created object is now selected immediately, so you can immediately start typing to replace the dummy object (or just press <Esc> is you don't want to)
finally, you can now cycle outlets or inlets with the <Tab> *while connecting*. Cycling inlets is only active if you hover over an object to connect to (if not, you cycle the outlets of the source). Cycling inlets doesn't work on OSX.
fgsdm,r IOhannes